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\nCk 12: Earth Science: Overpopulation and Over Consumption\n

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\n[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes issues caused by increased population growth.\n
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\nPopulation Connection: 7 Billion\n

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\nThis fact sheet from the non-profit organization Population Connection addresses the problem of overpopulation as the Earth approaches 7 billion residents. Includes statistics and details the reasons why many experts are concerned about...\n
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\nCk 12: Life Science: Human Causes of Extinction\n

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\n[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In addition to habitat destruction, other human-caused problems are also threatening many species. These include issues associated with climate change, pollution,...\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: Overpopulation the Human Explosion Explained\n

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\nIn a very short amount of time, the human population exploded and is still growing very fast. Will this lead to the end of our civilization? Kurzgesagt investigates. [6:40]\n
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\nPopulation Connection\n

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\nPopulation Connection, a grassroots organization concerned about overpopulation and its affect on the quality of life, provides a wealth of materials about human population. Resources include world population fact sheets, factoids,...\n
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\nPopulation Connection: Population and Environment[pdf]\n

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\nA paper from the Population Connection that outlines the consequences to the environment if humans continue on the path of overpopulation.\n
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\nWoa: Population & Sustainability Dynamics India\n

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\nWith India's population topping one billion, this page deals with both population growth and sustaining the current population in India.\n
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\nPopulation Education: Homepage\n

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\nPopulation Education provides teacher training and a variety of teacher tools to help educators on population concepts such as population growth, overpopulation, our effect on the environment, and related resources.\n
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\nPbs: Nature: The Fascinating World of Jellies\n

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\nLearn about the mysterious jellyfish blooms that have occurred in the world's oceans. Because the resulting alteration to the marine food web has had devastating effects, researchers grow and study jellyfish at the Monterey aquarium....\n
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\nMuseum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Habitat Overcrowding\n

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\nAn experiment where several containers are set up with different numbers of seeds planted in each. The objective is to investigate how seed density affects the health of the plants that grow.\n
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\nEvery year since 2006 eVolo, an architecture magazine, sponsors a futuristic skyscraper design contest in which architects from around the world communicate their visions of the future in architectural terms. Browse the winning entries...\n
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\nAnnenberg Learner: Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall?\n

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\nWhy did great civilizations fall? War, disease, overpopulation or natural disasters? Interactive content and activities allow you, by sifting through archaeological evidence, to investigate the collapse of the Mayan civilization, the...\n
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\nNational Geographic: Human Impacts on the Environment\n

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\nHumans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water. These...\n
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\nDigi History: Youtube: Reasons for English Colonization\n

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\nThis video identifies two reasons the English kept up the efforts of establishing colonies in the New World. Overpopulation and religious persecution in England drove people out. [5:01]\n
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\nBozeman Science: Biodiversity & Humans\n

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\nIn this video, Paul Andersen defines biodiversity and explains the impacts humans are having on the planet's biodiversity. Humans are impacting the variety of life on our planet through habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution,...\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: What Is the Tragedy of the Commons?\n

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\nIn 1968, Garrett Hardin sat down to write an essay about overpopulation. Within it, he discovered a pattern of human behavior that explains some of history's biggest problems. Nicholas Amendolare describes the tragedy of the commons.\n
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\nNova: World in the Balance: Human Population and Global Trends\n

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\nA companion site to Nova's film that examines \"human populations and environments.\" Find some fascinating facts in the interactive slide shows \"Human Numbers Through Time,\" and \"Global Trends Quiz.\"\n
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\nU.s. Census Bureau: Quick Facts\n

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\nCheck out a table of census statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.\n
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\nOne World: The Story of an Island and a Planet\n

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\nElementary students will appreciate these stories of how man's appearance on planet Earth affected all creatures and life!\n
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\nThe International Society of Malthus\n

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\nA homepage of the International Society of Malthus, a group dedicated to the history and teachings of Thomas Malthus. Includes data on human population and contemporary essays on Malthus' teachings. Includes a link to an online version...\n
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\nCornell University: Population and False Hopes\n

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\nCornell University provides an essay in tribute to the ideas of Thomas Malthus. Some good biographical material included as well.\n
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\nPbs Teachers:night Creatures of the Kalahari: Life in a Bottle\n

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\nUnderstand that an ecosystem such as the Kalahari has a system of checks and balances to ensure that no species overpopulates and threatens the survival of other species. Chart a food chain and explore the balance between predator and prey.\n
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\nNational Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Brown Lemming\n

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\nUnlike Norwegian Lemmings, Brown Lemmings do not migrate en masse when they overpopulate their homes in the treeless regions of the north, but they do tend to wander. These are stout-bodied, herbivorous rodents with extremely short...\n
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\nOrganization dedicated to \"advancing policies and programs that slow population growth in order to enhance the quality of life for all people.\" The site includes country by country data on population, natural resources and data...\n
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